Jewellers Helping Donate To Women's Refuge

THIS YEAR
TORY & KO. JEWELLERS ARE HELPING DONATE TO WOMEN'S REFUGE
NEW ZEALAND

There are over 250 women and children on any
one night in the 44 Refuges across New Zealand over the
Christmas period. While Christmas is a happy time for most,
the women and children who find themselves in the safety of
a Women’s Refuge safe-house have been subject to violence
and are scared and alone.

Co-founders of TORY & KO.
Jewellers: Victoria Taylor and Kirstin O’Brien - both
mothers of small children - feel strongly about giving back
to the community and when they heard of the situation over
Christmas for a lot of mothers and children they decided to
make a difference by appealing to their family, friends and
clientele for assistance.

TORY & KO’s MISSION: To
provide a Xmas gift for every child at a Women’s Refuge
shelter this year.

“We are thrilled and very touched by
TORY & KO’s kind assistance.” said Kiri Hannifin,
Women’s Refuge National Office Spokeswoman. “It’s
really tough for kids in Refuge at anytime, but Xmas is
especially hard and it’s so nice to be able to help make
Xmas kind of normal. Most of them come in with only the
clothes they are wearing so a little gift means
heaps.”

Kirstin O’Brien from TORY & KO. commented:
“When Tory & I heard about the plight of many women and
children in N.Z. Women’s Refuges at Christmas we wanted to
help in some small way. All we hope is that a present for
every child in a safe-house on Christmas day will bring a
smile and let them know that people care.”

Bring in a
child's gift to the TORY & KO. store (upstairs beside the
florist, Mezzanine Floor in the Old Bank Arcade, 233 -237
Lambton Quay, Wellington or courier to the same address) and
they will package it in a white Xmas bag with a pink or blue
ribbon.

Your efforts will be rewarded: select from the
little parcels on their Xmas tree - some of which have a
TORY & KO. surprise in them for you!

Victoria and
Kirstin’s goal is to provide 200+ children's presents to
the national branches of the Women's Refuge to be
distributed appropriately on Christmas Day. They will
personally be providing a substantial number of gifts to the
cause.

They hope that all these presents will provide a
little smile on the faces of the children and their mothers
on Christmas Day. They would love your help!

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